hooked

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/hʊkt/

adjective

Having a sharp curve at the end; resembling a hook.

“a hooked nose”

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bentcrookedcurvedaddictedaquilinedependentdependantdrug-addicted
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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of hook
adjectivehooked (comparative more hooked, superlative most hooked)

comparative more hooked · superlative most hooked

  1. Having a sharp curve at the end; resembling a hook.

    a hooked nose

    Synonyms: bent, crooked, curved

  2. Addicted; unable to resist or cease doing.

    You only have to try heroin once to become hooked.

    1 more example

    He will never leave her because he is hooked on her chocolate chip cookies.

    Synonyms: addicted

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving a sharp curve at the end; resembling a hook.

Similar
bentcrookedcurved

adjectiveAddicted; unable to resist or cease doing.

Similar
addicted

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivecurved down like an eagle's beak

Similar
aquilinecrooked

adjectiveaddicted to a drug

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dependentdependantdrug-addictedstrung-outaddicted

adjectivehaving or resembling a hook (especially in the ability to grasp and hold)

Similar
hooklikecurvedcurving
Also see
aquilinecrookedcurveddependantdependenthooklike

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From hook + -ed.

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Translations

Bulgarian изкривен като кука
  • изкривен като кука (izkriven kato kuka)having a sharp curve at the end; resembling a hook
Catalan ganxut
  • ganxuthaving a sharp curve at the end; resembling a hook
Chinese Mandarin 入坑
  • 入坑 (rùkēng)addicted; unable to resist or cease doing
Finnish koukkumainen, koukussa
  • koukkumainenhaving a sharp curve at the end; resembling a hook
  • koukussaaddicted; unable to resist or cease doing
  • riippuvainenaddicted; unable to resist or cease doing
French accro
  • accroaddicted; unable to resist or cease doing
German hakenförmig, süchtig
  • hakenförmighaving a sharp curve at the end; resembling a hook
  • süchtigaddicted; unable to resist or cease doing
Greek αγκιστροειδής, αγκιστρωτός
  • αγκιστροειδής (agkistroeidís)having a sharp curve at the end; resembling a hook
  • αγκιστρωτός (agkistrotós)having a sharp curve at the end; resembling a hook
Italian uncinato, adunco
  • uncinatohaving a sharp curve at the end; resembling a hook
  • aduncohaving a sharp curve at the end; resembling a hook
  • aquilinohaving a sharp curve at the end; resembling a hook
Latin hāmātus, obuncus
  • hāmātushaving a sharp curve at the end; resembling a hook
  • obuncushaving a sharp curve at the end; resembling a hook
Polish haczykowaty
  • haczykowatyhaving a sharp curve at the end; resembling a hook
Russian крючкова́тый, зави́симый
  • крючкова́тый (krjučkovátyj)having a sharp curve at the end; resembling a hook
  • зави́симый (zavísimyj)addicted; unable to resist or cease doing
Spanish ganchudo, enviciado
  • ganchudohaving a sharp curve at the end; resembling a hook
  • enviciadoaddicted; unable to resist or cease doing
  • enganchado (a)addicted; unable to resist or cease doing

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with hooked

lookedoverlookedcrookeduncookedundercookedovercookedprebooked
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Anagrams

dehook
Cite this entry
APA

hooked. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hooked

MLA

“hooked.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hooked. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hooked,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hooked.

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